Federer in semifinals after beating Wawrinka
Roger Federer put away Stan Wawrinka after a 75-minute rain delay Tuesday, converting a break point for just the second time in 18 chances and quickly wrapping up a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over his friend and Swiss countryman to reach the semifinals of the French Open at Roland Garros.
Up next: A showdown with Rafael Nadal for a spot in the final. Nadal has gotten the better of their rivalry over the years, leading 23-15 overall, 9-3 at majors, 13-2 on clay and 5-0 at the French Open, including four finals.
There was very little drama in Nadal’s quarterfinal victory, a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 stroll against No. 7 Kei Nishikori.
In the women’s quarterfinals, 2018 runnerup Sloane Stephens of the United States was eliminated by 26th-seeded Johanna Konta, 6-1, 6-4, and 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova beat No. 31 Petra Martic, 7-6 (1), 7-5.
Pro baseball
Andrew McCutchen tore his ACL in a rundown and will miss the rest of the season. McCutchen hurt his left knee Monday night against San Diego and an MRI revealed the injury. McCutchen said he hopes to be OK by next season.
• Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera will be limited to designated hitter for the foreseeable future after being diagnosed with “chronic changes” to his right knee.
Pro basketball
Golden Sate Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Kevin Durant will not play Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, marking the eighth consecutive game he will miss because of a strained right calf.
• Chelsea Gray scored a career-high 29 points and keyed the Los Angeles Sparks’ rally in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Liberty, 78-73, in a school matinee WNBA game in White Plains, N.Y.
Hockey
The Boston Bruins are preparing for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final against the St. Louis Blues without captain and No. 1 defenseman Zdeno Chara, who did not return after he was hit in the face by a deflected puck Monday night. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy offered no update on Chara’s condition after arriving back in Boston. Game 5 is Thursday.
College football
The Big Ten Conference hired Kevin Warren, a Minnesota Vikings executive, to replace Jim Delany, making him the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference.
• All-Big 12 safety Kenny Robinson is looking to transfer from West Virginia less than three months before the start of the season. The team confirmed Robinson has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer database.
College softball
Kinsley Washington singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as UCLA walked off with a 5-4 win against the Oklahoma Sooners for its record 12th Women’s College World Series title.
Horse racing
Tacitus was made the slight favorite over Preakness winner War of Will in the Belmont Stakes Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Tacitus and War of Will got the outside No. 10 and 9 post positions, respectively, in the post draw at Citi Field for the 10-horse field.